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GAS BURNER. No. 283,608. Patented Aug. 21, 1883.

UNITED STATES GEORGE F. HUNTINGTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAS-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 283,608, dated August 21, 1883,

Application filed October 3t, 1882. (No model.)

Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas- Burners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section of my improved gas-burner. tion of same. section on line 1 1, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is asection on line 2 2, Fig.1, and Fig. 6 is a sectionon line 3 3, Fig. 2.

My invention has for its object to provide a 'gasburner so constructed that when its flame is blown out the supply of gas is out off to the burner, thereby preventing incautious persons subjecting themselves to liability of death by sufiocation.

My invention accordingly consists of a gas burner provided with a fan or a series of blades connected to and controlling the opening and closing of a valve within the burner, whereby, when the gas-flame is blown out, the fan revolves and turns said valve to shut 0d the supply of gas to the burner.

Referring to theaccompanying drawings, A. represents the body of a gas-burner of the usual or other suitable configuration, having a diaphragm, a, with opening a for the passage of gas. Above said diaphragm is a diskvalve, 13, having an opening, I), which, when it registers with aperture a, permits the gas to flow to the burner-tip C, and when said openings do not register the supply of gas is closed to said tip. The latter may be a lava or other suitable tip, and is secured to a shell or sleeve, D, designed to fit loosely but snugly over'the top a of body A, as shown, so as'to have freedom of rotary movement around the same, as hereinafterdescribed.

E represents a rod connecting the sleeve D and valve B. Said rod passes through a crossbar, a, in body A, and is provided with a light spiral spring, 6, which acts to hold valve B in close contact with diaphragm a, to prevent leakage of gas between said parts when valve B is closed, said spring having sufficient Fig. 2 is an eleva-. Fig. 3 is a plan. Fig. 4- is a tension to accomplish such result without recarding the rotary movement. of the valve, as hereinafter explained.

To the exterior upper part of the shell or sleeve D is attacheda series of blades or wings, d d, in close proximity to the tip 0, as shown.

The operation is obvious. The burner is attached to a bracket Icy-screwing or otherwise fastening it thereon. When the burner is to be lighted, the cock in the bracket is turned and a match or taper applied to tip 0. If valve B is not opened, the fans or blades cl are turned to cause the openings b a to register, whereupon the gas escapes from tip 0 and is ignited. The flame of the burner is designed to be extinguished in the usual mannert. a, by closing the cock in the bracket. If, however, said flame be blown out, the forcible expulsion of the breath will cause fans cl d, and with them the valve 13, to rotate, thereby moving disk or valve aperture 2) out of registration with opening a to cut off the supply of gas to the burner-tip;, hence when the flame is blown out the gas-supply is cutbft' to the burner-tip, thereby avoiding the escape of gas therefrom. If the gas be not so shut off, when the flame is blown out it would escape into the room wherein the fixture is located, and subject the occupants thereof to the liability of death by suffocation, as has heretofore been the case when the flame of an ordinary gasburner has been extinguished by blowing it out. Nithiny improved burner, however, no such danger can occur, as the gas is cut off in the act of blowing out the flame.

If desired, a stop, a, on body A may be pro vided for limiting the extent of rotation of valve B and sleeve D.

I have shown my improvements applied to fish-tail burners, but it is evident that any other burner may be similarly equipped. Again, if desired, the sleeve D, blades (1, and valve 13 may be constructed substantially in the man- 'ner that is employed for the cut-off of an Argand burner, or any other desired and suit able construction and arrangement may be used.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A gas-burner constructed substantially as shown and described, whereby its flame may 2 I v wanes be extinguished by blowing it out, and its gasvalve and fan mechanism, as and for the poisupply cut off simulta-neouslywith such extinpose setforth. 10 guishment, substantially as set forth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 2. In combination with a gas-burner, a tip, presence of two witnesses. 5 a sleeve therefor having a series of blades or GEORGE F. HUNTINGTON.

'tially as shown and described.

3. In combination with a gas-burner, a

S. J. VAN STAVOREN,

Wings, and a valve connected thereto, snbstan- \Vitnesses:

CHAS. F. VAN HORN. 

